An international firm that has handled many of the most important historical documents and manuscripts to reach the market. Collect. Be Inspired.

Joined July 2009
Inscribed by Mark Twain to his wife, Olivia: A volume from the Complete Works of Friedrich Schiller bit.ly/3Lh9qaE
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On the latest episode of Inspired by History, Nathan Raab offers a behind-the-scenes account of a recent major acquisition of a Revolutionary War collection heavily focused on George Washington and kept in one family for nearly a century bit.ly/4egq0nj
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On a special episode of Inspired by History, Steven Raab talks about influential autograph dealers of the past, prompted by the recent acquisition of a major Revolutionary War document collection assembled in the 1940s-50s bit.ly/4dWn7Xo
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On the latest Inspired by History podcast, the 5th in Raab's Masterclass series on how to start and build a collection of historical documents. Our topic: historical document authentication and forgery avoidance bit.ly/3PAnm29
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Raab announces Guest Curator Dr. Robert G. Parkinson, professor of history at Binghamton University and author of the new book, "Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence" bit.ly/4tFKwSv
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Governor Thomas Jefferson, in a Letter to Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene Calls His State to Arms: “Cornwallis has advanced to the Roanoke.” bit.ly/3OTSitG
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In the fourth of our Masterclass series, we speak with Nathan Raab about what to look for when buying historical documents, particularly in terms of content, condition, and provenance bit.ly/4urQyXX
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Governor Thomas Jefferson, in a Letter to Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene Calls His State to Arms: “Cornwallis has advanced to the Roanoke.” bit.ly/3OTSitG
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An Unpublished, Self-Revelatory Poem from Albert Einstein, Showing Humility, Humor, and Self Awareness. A real rarity, it has been in a private collection for a generation bit.ly/4mHnkBq
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The United States Receives French Cession of the Louisiana Purchase and Instructions from Napoleon to Deliver to President Jefferson. Among the Most Important Documents We Have Ever Carried.
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“…What Ability Lurks Within Women": A Newly Acquired Amelia Earhart Letter Headlines a Curated Selection of Women’s History Documents at Raab bit.ly/4sqMiag
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Forgers & Forgery: On this episode of Inspired by History, Nathan Raab discusses notable forgers of historical documents and autographs, including Robert Spring and Joseph Cosey bit.ly/4tTUtND
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The Raab Collection announced today that it has discovered and will offer for sale for Presidents’ Day a mysterious relic of a long-lost document in the hand of George Washington bit.ly/3MgCnoe
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The POW Love Letter of Winston Churchill, written from prison in South Africa during the Boer War to his first love, Pamela Plowden: “I think often of you. Yours, always, Winston S. Churchill” bit.ly/3MDf5cd
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The Presidential Collection of Original History for Sale at Raab. A curated and valuable collection of signed historical documents honoring the enduring legacies of five presidents: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln, and T. Roosevelt bit.ly/4rChiDE
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Attributes of Abraham Lincoln: A look at President Lincoln's leadership qualities, illustrated by real historical documents and letters from our collection bit.ly/4rzJUNQ
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An Expert’s Guide to Collecting George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Documents & Autographs: On this special Presidents’ Day episode of Inspired by History, Nathan Raab discusses the enduring value of documents signed by these two presidents bit.ly/4bK5avM
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Queen Isabella, in a Document Referencing her Deceased Son and Only Male Heir to the Spanish Throne (“may he rest in holy glory”) Works to Build the Great Hospital of the Alhambra of Granada bit.ly/45LOMa6
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John Adams marvels that the seeds of independence he and Benjamin Franklin planted in the courts of princely France would grow into the great American experiment and an expanding nation bit.ly/45xn299
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